Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Scorecard: Obama's presidency Al Jazeera


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Barack Obama

President of United States (2008-2012)
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EconomyFulfilled
Repeal Bush-era tax cuts for high-income earnersno
Increased financial regulation as part of a fiscal stimulus packagemaybe
Defence and Security PolicyFulfilled
Revamp US military strategy in Afghanistanyes
Complete withdrawal of US troops from Iraq on scheduleyes
Close detention facility at Guantanamo Bayno
End the use of torture by US interrogators in the "War on Terror"yes
Changing WashingtonFulfilled
Ending partisan politics and ushering a new era of across-the-aisle co-operationno
Legislative reform involving ethics and lobbyingmaybe
Social/Other PoliciesFulfilled
Introduce broad-ranging immigration reformmaybe
Introduce a "universal" healthcare system in the USmaybe
Repeal military’s Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy on homosexual membersyes
Support the repeal of the Defence of Marriage Actno
Reduce US domestic oil consumption by 35 per cent by 2030maybe

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